DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 1

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,994.0  (14.9%)  Elected
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,846.0  (9.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,656.0  (8.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,613.0  (8.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,525.0  (7.6%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,378.0  (6.9%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,362.0  (6.8%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,206.0  (6.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,190.0  (5.9%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,181.0  (5.9%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,010.0  (5.0%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  992.0  (4.9%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  735.0  (3.7%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  480.0  (2.4%)   
King, Ethridge A., Jr.  Chart color  361.0  (1.8%)   
Taymorberry, Laurie  Chart color  188.0  (0.9%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  126.0  (0.6%)   
Hall, Robert L., Sr.  Chart color  96.0  (0.5%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  64.0  (0.3%)   
Greenwood, Dan J.  Chart color  39.0  (0.2%)   
Write-in 1  Chart color  36.0  (0.2%)   
Write-in 2  Chart color  2.0  (0.0%)   
Pie chart

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Galluccio, Anthony D. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 2

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,008.0  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,890.4  (9.4%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,899.9  (9.5%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,755.0  (8.7%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,596.9  (8.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,431.7  (7.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,396.7  (7.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,219.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,428.2  (7.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,215.3  (6.1%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,029.3  (5.1%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,020.6  (5.1%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  754.3  (3.8%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  483.2  (2.4%)   
King, Ethridge A., Jr.  Chart color  376.4  (1.9%)   
Taymorberry, Laurie  Chart color  192.6  (1.0%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  131.0  (0.7%)   
Hall, Robert L., Sr.  Chart color  103.2  (0.5%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  65.8  (0.3%)   
Greenwood, Dan J.  Chart color  43.3  (0.2%)   
Write-in 1  Chart color  37.1  (0.2%)   
Write-in 2  Chart color  2.0  (0.0%)  Defeated
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Write-in 2) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 3

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,008.0  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,890.4  (9.4%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,899.9  (9.5%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,755.0  (8.7%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,596.9  (8.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,431.7  (7.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,396.7  (7.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,219.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,428.2  (7.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,215.3  (6.1%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,029.3  (5.1%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,021.6  (5.1%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  754.3  (3.8%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  483.2  (2.4%)   
King, Ethridge A., Jr.  Chart color  376.4  (1.9%)   
Taymorberry, Laurie  Chart color  192.6  (1.0%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  131.0  (0.7%)   
Hall, Robert L., Sr.  Chart color  103.2  (0.5%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  65.8  (0.3%)   
Greenwood, Dan J.  Chart color  43.3  (0.2%)   
Write-in 1  Chart color  37.1  (0.2%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (0.0%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Write-in 1) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 4

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,010.1  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,893.4  (9.4%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,901.9  (9.5%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,755.0  (8.7%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,600.9  (8.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,433.7  (7.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,396.7  (7.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,219.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,428.2  (7.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,216.3  (6.1%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,030.3  (5.1%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,022.6  (5.1%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  755.3  (3.8%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  484.2  (2.4%)   
King, Ethridge A., Jr.  Chart color  378.4  (1.9%)   
Taymorberry, Laurie  Chart color  192.6  (1.0%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  131.0  (0.7%)   
Hall, Robert L., Sr.  Chart color  103.2  (0.5%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  66.8  (0.3%)   
Greenwood, Dan J.  Chart color  43.3  (0.2%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  17.0  (0.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Greenwood, Dan J.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 5

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,010.1  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,895.4  (9.4%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,902.3  (9.5%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,755.0  (8.7%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,602.6  (8.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,435.4  (7.2%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,398.7  (7.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,223.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,431.5  (7.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,216.3  (6.1%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,031.3  (5.1%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,023.6  (5.1%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  756.3  (3.8%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  488.2  (2.4%)   
King, Ethridge A., Jr.  Chart color  381.7  (1.9%)   
Taymorberry, Laurie  Chart color  192.6  (1.0%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  133.0  (0.7%)   
Hall, Robert L., Sr.  Chart color  115.6  (0.6%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  67.1  (0.3%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  20.0  (0.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Dixon, Vincent Lawrence) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 6

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,012.2  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,898.4  (9.5%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,907.3  (9.5%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,757.0  (8.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,606.6  (8.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,439.7  (7.2%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,401.7  (7.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,230.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,433.9  (7.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,222.3  (6.1%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,034.3  (5.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,028.6  (5.1%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  757.3  (3.8%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  489.2  (2.4%)   
King, Ethridge A., Jr.  Chart color  385.7  (1.9%)   
Taymorberry, Laurie  Chart color  193.6  (1.0%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  136.0  (0.7%)   
Hall, Robert L., Sr.  Chart color  124.9  (0.6%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  21.0  (0.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Hall, Robert L., Sr.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 7

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,014.3  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,903.4  (9.5%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,912.7  (9.5%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,759.3  (8.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,612.3  (8.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,444.7  (7.2%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,403.7  (7.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,232.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,443.3  (7.2%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,233.3  (6.2%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,041.3  (5.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,058.8  (5.3%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  762.3  (3.8%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  490.2  (2.4%)   
King, Ethridge A., Jr.  Chart color  392.5  (2.0%)   
Taymorberry, Laurie  Chart color  196.6  (1.0%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  142.0  (0.7%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  37.0  (0.2%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (LaTremouille, Robert J.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 8

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,017.0  (10.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,914.4  (9.6%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,916.8  (9.6%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,766.8  (8.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,623.7  (8.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,449.7  (7.2%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,411.1  (7.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,236.2  (6.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,447.6  (7.2%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,242.7  (6.2%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,054.7  (5.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,069.8  (5.3%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  766.3  (3.8%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  498.2  (2.5%)   
King, Ethridge A., Jr.  Chart color  404.5  (2.0%)   
Taymorberry, Laurie  Chart color  207.6  (1.0%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  53.0  (0.3%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Taymorberry, Laurie) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 9

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,019.1  (10.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,943.7  (9.7%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,923.8  (9.6%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,777.8  (8.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,630.7  (8.2%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,470.7  (7.4%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,424.1  (7.1%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,245.2  (6.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,453.3  (7.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,258.1  (6.3%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,063.7  (5.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,077.8  (5.4%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  783.3  (3.9%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  516.2  (2.6%)   
King, Ethridge A., Jr.  Chart color  411.5  (2.1%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  81.0  (0.4%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (King, Ethridge A., Jr.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 10

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,026.2  (10.2%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,971.1  (9.9%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,959.6  (9.8%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,792.7  (9.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,663.6  (8.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,492.4  (7.5%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,447.4  (7.3%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,286.6  (6.5%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,500.6  (7.5%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,283.4  (6.4%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,088.0  (5.5%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,101.2  (5.5%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  806.7  (4.0%)   
Smith, Aimee Louise  Chart color  525.6  (2.6%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  135.0  (0.7%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Smith, Aimee Louise) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 11

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,032.2  (10.2%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,014.1  (10.1%)  Elected
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,981.9  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,807.1  (9.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,692.0  (8.5%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,532.4  (7.7%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,479.4  (7.4%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,346.0  (6.8%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,505.6  (7.6%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,389.8  (7.0%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,125.4  (5.7%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,125.5  (5.7%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  855.7  (4.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  193.0  (1.0%)   
Pie chart

Davis, Henrietta has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 12

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,032.2  (10.2%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,988.7  (10.0%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,981.9  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,807.1  (9.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,692.7  (8.5%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,541.4  (7.8%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,480.9  (7.4%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,348.9  (6.8%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,506.3  (7.6%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,394.2  (7.0%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,128.4  (5.7%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,127.8  (5.7%)   
Bellew, Carole K.  Chart color  856.5  (4.3%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  193.0  (1.0%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Bellew, Carole K.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 13

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,044.7  (10.3%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,003.7  (10.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,031.4  (10.3%)  Elected
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,857.6  (9.4%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,731.8  (8.7%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,652.9  (8.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,594.7  (8.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,448.4  (7.3%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,569.2  (7.9%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,464.0  (7.4%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,221.4  (6.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,191.2  (6.0%)   
None of these  Chart color  269.0  (1.4%)   
Pie chart

Sullivan, Michael A. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 14

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,044.7  (10.3%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,003.7  (10.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,981.1  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,875.6  (9.5%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,738.4  (8.8%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,657.7  (8.4%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,598.5  (8.1%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,450.3  (7.3%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,576.5  (8.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,467.1  (7.4%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,223.3  (6.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,194.1  (6.0%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  269.0  (1.4%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Kelley, Craig A.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 15

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,086.7  (10.6%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,046.5  (10.4%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,994.1  (10.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,940.8  (9.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,810.2  (9.2%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,804.8  (9.2%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,745.4  (8.9%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,503.6  (7.6%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,702.5  (8.6%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,558.3  (7.9%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,497.2  (7.6%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  390.0  (2.0%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Pitkin, John) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 16

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,125.5  (10.9%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,127.9  (10.9%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,008.1  (10.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,020.4  (10.3%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,887.8  (9.7%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,109.6  (10.8%)  Elected
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,041.9  (10.5%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,644.0  (8.4%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,827.9  (9.4%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,739.8  (8.9%)   
None of these  Chart color  547.0  (2.8%)   
Pie chart

Decker, Marjorie C. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 17

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,125.5  (10.9%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,127.9  (10.9%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,008.1  (10.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,020.4  (10.3%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,920.1  (9.8%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,953.3  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,041.9  (10.5%)  Elected
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,660.5  (8.5%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,862.8  (9.5%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,812.5  (9.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  547.0  (2.8%)   
Pie chart

Murphy, Brian has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 18

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,125.5  (10.9%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,127.9  (10.9%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,008.1  (10.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,020.4  (10.3%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,934.4  (9.9%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,953.3  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,953.3  (10.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,675.7  (8.6%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,883.9  (9.6%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,850.5  (9.5%)   
None of these  Chart color  547.0  (2.8%)   
Pie chart

Toomey, Timothy J., Jr. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 19

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,125.5  (10.9%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,127.9  (10.9%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,008.1  (10.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,953.3  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,946.4  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,953.3  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,953.3  (10.0%)   
DeBergalis, Matt S.  Chart color  1,687.2  (8.6%)  Defeated
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,914.5  (9.8%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,863.5  (9.5%)   
None of these  Chart color  547.0  (2.8%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (DeBergalis, Matt S.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















  

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 20

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,188.9  (11.5%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,231.8  (11.7%)  Elected
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,048.2  (10.7%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,984.9  (10.4%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  2,155.7  (11.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,028.8  (10.6%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,103.9  (11.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  2,156.6  (11.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  2,155.1  (11.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  1,026.0  (5.4%)   
Pie chart

Davis, Henrietta has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 21

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,188.9  (11.5%)  Elected
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,073.5  (10.9%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,994.9  (10.5%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  2,155.7  (11.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,074.0  (10.9%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,138.1  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  2,156.6  (11.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  2,155.1  (11.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  1,026.0  (5.4%)   
Pie chart

Galluccio, Anthony D. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 22

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,114.3  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,015.4  (10.6%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  2,155.7  (11.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,084.5  (10.9%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,138.1  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  2,156.6  (11.3%)  Elected
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  2,155.1  (11.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  1,026.0  (5.4%)   
Pie chart

Maher, David P. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 23

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,136.5  (11.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,024.0  (10.6%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  2,155.7  (11.3%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,093.2  (11.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,138.1  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  2,155.1  (11.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  1,026.0  (5.4%)   
Pie chart

Reeves, Kenneth E. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 24

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,136.5  (11.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,044.9  (10.7%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,111.0  (11.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,138.1  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  2,155.1  (11.3%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  1,026.0  (5.4%)   
Pie chart

Simmons, Denise has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 25

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,136.5  (11.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,061.5  (10.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,132.3  (11.2%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,138.1  (11.2%)  Elected
Maher, David P.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  1,026.0  (5.4%)   
Pie chart

Murphy, Brian has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 26

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,136.5  (11.2%)  Elected
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,082.5  (10.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,132.3  (11.2%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  1,026.0  (5.4%)   
Pie chart

Sullivan, Michael A. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 27

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,101.9  (11.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,132.3  (11.2%)  Elected
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  1,026.0  (5.4%)   
Pie chart

Decker, Marjorie C. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Round 28

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)  Elected
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)  Elected
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)  Elected
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)  Elected
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)  Elected
Maher, David P.  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)  Elected
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  2,117.1  (11.1%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  1,026.0  (5.4%)   
Pie chart

At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.

In the end, 94.9% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 73.6% if only the first-round votes were used. You should be able to see that the winners have a more equal mandate in the final round than in the first round.

Note that even the "highest first-round votes" method is more democratic than most methods used in US public elections: the "vote for 9" method, which allows the largest block of voters to dominate, and the district method, where choices are restricted to the one or two viable candidates within geographical boundaries drawn by the politicians in office.

Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2003 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 20,080 ballots cast.


Ballot Depth

This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidates.

Rank Fraction of votes for winners
1st    72.0% 
2nd    14.3% 
3rd    6.0% 
4th    3.2% 
5th    1.6% 
6th    1.0% 
7th    0.6% 
8th    0.4% 
12th    0.1% 
Pie chart